Poker guides: No-Limit Hold’em cash game
Everything you need to play better cash games, organized by topic: from the rules and preflop to the math, stakes from NL2 to NL200 and how to study. Every guide links to where you can practice it on POKER AULA.
Cash game
- Cash game poker strategy: 6-max No-Limit Hold'em
6-max cash game strategy at 100 bb: position, opening ranges, 3-bets, blind defense, c-bets, SPR, bet sizing, opponent adjustments and bankroll.
- Poker bankroll management for cash games
Cash game bankroll management: how many buy-ins you need, what bb/100 means, how to read your win rate, risk of ruin and when to move up or down.
- Poker strategy: the key concepts of Texas Hold’em
- How to learn Texas Hold’em from scratch
Poker courses
- Online poker courses for cash games by level
How to choose an online cash game poker course for your stakes: what each POKER AULA level includes, practice with corrections and the 48-hour free trial.
Stakes from NL2 to NL200
- Cash game stakes explained: NL2 to NL200
What NL2, NL10, NL25, NL50, NL100 and NL200 mean: blinds, buy-in, a 30 to 50 buy-in bankroll and how the games change at each stake.
- NL2 strategy: how to beat the lowest stake
NL2 strategy for 6-max cash: what the tables look like, preflop and postflop adjustments with sample hands, mistakes to avoid and a 60 to 100 USD bankroll.
- NL10 strategy: position, blinds and reading players
NL10 strategy for 6-max cash: blind stealing, big blind defense, c-bets by texture, spotting regulars vs recreational players, 300 to 500 USD bankroll.
- NL25 strategy: how to play 3-bet pots
NL25 strategy for 6-max cash: 3-bets and 4-bets with examples, SPR in 3-bet pots, exploits against regulars and a 750 to 1,250 USD bankroll.
- NL50 strategy: blind battles, MDF and river decisions
NL50 strategy for 6-max cash: blind vs blind play, defending with MDF, river blockers, exploits against regulars and a 1,500 to 2,500 USD bankroll.
- NL100 strategy: sizing, frequencies and adjustments
NL100 strategy for 6-max cash: geometric sizing, mixed strategies, c-bets by texture, sample-based exploits and a 3,000 to 5,000 USD bankroll.
- NL200 strategy: deep stacks and table selection
NL200 strategy for 6-max cash: 200 bb stacks, 4-bet pots and SPR, table selection, sample size and variance, and a 6,000 to 10,000 USD bankroll.
Preflop
- 3-bet poker strategy: ranges, sizes and 4-bets
How to 3-bet and 4-bet in 6-max cash games: ranges by position, in and out of position sizes, how to respond to a 3-bet and common micro stakes leaks.
- Big blind defense in cash games: ranges and price
How to defend the big blind in 6-max cash: the price you get, calling and 3-bet ranges against each position, playing out of position and blind vs blind.
- Cash game preflop charts: 6-max opening ranges
- Poker positions: UTG, HJ, CO, BTN and the blinds
- Poker hand rankings (Texas Hold’em)
Postflop
- C-bet poker strategy: when to bet and what size
Continuation bet guide for cash games: sizes by board texture, range and nut advantage, when to check back, multiway pots and adjustments by opponent.
- Poker bluffing: when to bluff and when to call
How to bluff in cash games: fold equity, semi-bluffs and blockers, river value-to-bluff ratios and how to pick a bluff catcher using MDF and alpha.
Poker math
- Poker Equity: What It Is and How to Calculate It
Learn what equity means in poker, how to calculate it against a hand and against a range, and how to compare it with pot odds before you call.
- Expected Value (EV) in Poker: Formula and Examples
How to calculate expected value (EV) in poker: the formula, the EV of a call, of a semi-bluff with fold equity and of a pure bluff, step by step.
- SPR in Poker: Stack-to-Pot Ratio Explained
What SPR means in poker, how to calculate it and how to plan hands with low, medium or high SPR in 100 bb cash games, in single-raised and 3-bet pots.
- MDF in Poker: Minimum Defense Frequency and Alpha
What MDF (minimum defense frequency) and alpha mean in poker, how to calculate them for every bet size and when you should not apply them blindly.
- Poker Combinatorics: How to Count Combos
Poker combinatorics step by step: 6 combos per pair, 16 per unpaired hand, dead cards, blockers and how to count value vs bluffs on the river.
- Poker Outs and the Rule of 2 and 4 Explained
What outs are in poker, how to count clean and dirty outs, a chart of the most common draws, and the rule of 2 and 4 compared with the real math.
- Pot odds: how much equity you need to call
Poker glossary
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